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Charles Arthur

Dell’s mobility division not gaining ground
Article
/ 23 November 2012

Dell’s mobility division not gaining ground

Dell is looking like the sick man of the PC business, which is not looking too healthy itself.

By Charles Arthur
Windows makeover stays in familiar territory
Article
/ 2 November 2012

Windows makeover stays in familiar territory

That Windows 8 will be a huge hit in terms of sales is a given. What will be fascinating to watch is how it is received, writes Charles Arthur.

By Charles Arthur
European Union lays into Google over privacy policy
Article
/ 19 October 2012

European Union lays into Google over privacy policy

Google’s changes to its privacy policies have been criticised by 30 European data-protection commissioners.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 5 October 2012

Emerging markets keep BlackBerry afloat – for now

Is BlackBerry manufacturer RIM out of the woods? If all you looked at was its after-hours share price and analysts’ forecasts, you might think so.

By Charles Arthur
Samsung to add Apple’s iPhone 5 to its lawsuits
Article
/ 21 September 2012

Samsung to add Apple’s iPhone 5 to its lawsuits

Samsung says it will add the iPhone 5 to a series of lawsuits over Apple equipment in the US, alleging that it infringes a series of patents.

By Charles Arthur
Upgraded Siri takes iPhone 5 past all its rivals
Article
/ 21 September 2012

Upgraded Siri takes iPhone 5 past all its rivals

The digerati mostly greeted the iPhone 5 last week with a collective yawn. They declared that it did not break any records amongst other things.

By Charles Arthur
Apple may widen its attack
Article
/ 31 August 2012

Apple may widen its attack

Shares in Asian smartphone manufacturer Samsung plunged by 7.5% in the South Korean capital Seoul on Monday.

By Charles Arthur
Samsung urges boycott of Apple products
Article
/ 28 August 2012

Samsung urges boycott of Apple products

Samsung has hit back at Apple after a $12-billion drop in its market value in the wake of its loss to the iPhone maker in a high-profile court battle.

By Charles Arthur
Apple takes a swing at Samsung patents
Article
/ 21 August 2012

Apple takes a swing at Samsung patents

Apple experts say Samsung abused its "monopoly power" over certain wireless patents and demanded an unreasonable royalty for their use in the iPhone.

By Charles Arthur
New chief must revive Yahoo’s yodel
Article
/ 20 July 2012

New chief must revive Yahoo’s yodel

Marissa Mayer is taking her talent for revenue enhancement from Google to the competition. Josh Halliday & Charles Arthur report.

By Josh Halliday and Charles Arthur
Google ‘faces $22.5m fine over iPhone and iPad privacy breach’
Article
/ 11 July 2012

Google ‘faces $22.5m fine over iPhone and iPad privacy breach’

Google is nearing a deal with authorities over its DoubleClick adverts, which were found to have bypassed privacy settings on iPads and iPhones.

By Charles Arthur
RIM chief denies Blackberry maker is in a ‘death spiral’
Article
/ 4 July 2012

RIM chief denies Blackberry maker is in a ‘death spiral’

Thorsten Heins has defended RIM less than a week after it revealed an operating loss of $643-million.

By Charles Arthur
Google offers to settle EU antitrust case
Article
/ 3 July 2012

Google offers to settle EU antitrust case

Search giant Google says it could change the way it ranks other sites amid concerns that it has abused its dominant market position.

By Charles Arthur
Bromancing the tablet
Article
/ 21 June 2012

Bromancing the tablet

Microsoft has succumbed to Apple envy and launched its version of the iPad. Charles Arthur reports.

By Charles Arthur
Zuckerberg loses $2bn as Facebook share price plummets
Article
/ 22 May 2012

Zuckerberg loses $2bn as Facebook share price plummets

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg’s fortune dwindled by $2-billion in minutes, as underwriters deserted the stock amid claims of Nasdaq incompetence.

By Charles Arthur
Facebook headed for fourth richest flotation in stock market history
Article
/ 8 May 2012

Facebook headed for fourth richest flotation in stock market history

Despite almost certain IPO success, Facebook has to start making money from mobile phone advertising if it hopes to continue its growth.

By Charles Arthur
Google billionaires back asteroid-mining venture
Article
/ 25 April 2012

Google billionaires back asteroid-mining venture

Backed by Google’s bosses — and director James Cameron — Planetary Resources plans to mine asteroids using unmanned rockets … and a moon base.

By Charles Arthur
Google fined $25 000 for Street View data collection
Article
/ 17 April 2012

Google fined $25 000 for Street View data collection

Google has been ordered to pay $25 000 for collecting personal information without permission and not cooperating with an investigation into it.

By Charles Arthur
Apple set to release new streaming audio file format
Article
/ 29 February 2012

Apple set to release new streaming audio file format

Computer corporation Apple is said to be working on a new adaptive streaming audio file format that will offer better streaming to its cloud users.

By Charles Arthur
Apple faces ‘Nike moment’ over factory conditions
Article
/ 21 February 2012

Apple faces ‘Nike moment’ over factory conditions

The spotlight on working conditions at the factories of its Chinese contractor has prompted Apple to brace for a run of damaging publicity.

By Charles Arthur
New boost for workers at suicide-hit Foxconn
Article
/ 20 February 2012

New boost for workers at suicide-hit Foxconn

Foxconn, one of Apple’s main contractors, has raised wages for the second time after a spate of suicides last year put the company under scrutiny.

By Charles Arthur
Tech giants join forces for anti-phishing scheme
Article
/ 1 February 2012

Tech giants join forces for anti-phishing scheme

Fifteen major tech firms have jointly designed a system to combat emails seeking to hijack passwords and other personal details.

By Charles Arthur
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Article
/ 31 January 2012

Google Kenya head fired after Mocality disaster

In the wake of accusations and apologies from Google, it has parted company with its Kenya head but is keeping details under wraps.

By Charles Arthur
Twitter, Facebook take on Google with ‘Don’t be evil’ riposte
Article
/ 24 January 2012

Twitter, Facebook take on Google with ‘Don’t be evil’ riposte

Twitter and Facebook have teamed up, creating ‘Don’t be evil’ software to counter the tweaking of search results in favour of Google’s social network.

By Charles Arthur
Google and Twitter lock horns in battle for the internet
Article
/ 12 January 2012

Google and Twitter lock horns in battle for the internet

Google has angered Twitter and is accused of "warping" its search results and bending antitrust rules by boosting posts from its Google+ network.

By Charles Arthur
The phone that answers back
Africa
/ 6 January 2012

The phone that answers back

Your electronic device is about to become much more understanding.

By Charles Arthur
Kindle Fire eats into iPhone sales
Article
/ 4 January 2012

Kindle Fire eats into iPhone sales

Analysts say up to 29-million iPhones were sold in the last quarter of 2011 while others say Samsung sold 35-million smartphones in the same period.

By Charles Arthur
iPhone sweeps the market in Christmas battle
Article
/ 20 December 2011

iPhone sweeps the market in Christmas battle

The iPhone 4S has outsold other smartphone brands from the four weeks to 9 December, while Nokia’s Lumia failed to make it to the top 10.

By Charles Arthur
Google chief to face competition chief in antitrust inquiry
Article
/ 6 December 2011

Google chief to face competition chief in antitrust inquiry

Google’s Eric Schmidt is to meet the European Commission’s antitrust chief amid signs that the search giant will be accused of abusing its position.

By Charles Arthur
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Article
/ 22 October 2011

‘Steve Jobs swore to destroy Android’

Steve Jobs was furious at what he saw as outright copying of Apple’s ideas in HTC’s Android phones, claims his biography.

By Charles Arthur
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Article
/ 12 October 2011

BlackBerry users revolt against RIM as disruption spreads

With millions of subscribers crying havoc over disrupted BlackBerry services, RIM may be suffering lasting damage to its reputation.

By Charles Arthur
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Article
/ 8 September 2011

Yahoo! could be sold after Bartz is shown the door

The former internet giant is being eaten alive by two upstarts, Google and Facebook with fickle advertisers jumping ship.

By Charles Arthur
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